And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
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The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Mark
GospelsAnd he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNow the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
1 Kings
History / JeremiahFear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
Joshua
History / JoshuaBut they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnBut now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesThe LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
John
Gospels / JohnWhither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.
Solomon's Song
PoetryBe silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsMan is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
1 Kings
HistoryWith whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.
Genesis
LawBut contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAnd when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
John
Gospels / JohnWhile he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.